When I was working in an apparel store, I often heard “the 80’s fashion”, but when it comes to the 80’s fashion, it’s like flashy, eccentric, unique and a little tacky.
Such fashion in the 1980’s is now attracting attention as revival fashion.
These days, very popular Korean idol groups wear the 80’s fashion as plain clothes and costumes.
The fusion of nostalgia and newness feels me very fresh.
In recent years, it seems that old fashion has changed from “a little tacky” to “fashionable”.
This time, I would like to talk about “Japanese now and old fashion in the 80’s.”
Fashion in the 80’s was during the era when the number of people who enjoyed fashion by spending money on fashion, from young people to adults, increased at a stretch as Japan entered the bubble economy.
It can be said that it was the age when the Japanese fashion industry just started to move significantly.
As fashion becomes more diversified, people can spend money on your own fashion while being aware of trends.
It was such a bubble era.
Body Con
Body Con is an abbreviation for body consciousness, meaning that you are conscious of your body and you pay attention to your body.
It refers to clothes that emphasize the body line of the body.
The bubble era in Japan was a very bright and positive era.
With that trend, fashion was also flashy and gorgeous.
DC brand
D means Designer and C means Character.
It means that designers plan, manufacture and produce products by making the best use of their unique individuality and sensitivity.
In DC brand, the names of designers often become the brand names, and there are DC brands such as ISSEI MIYAKE, COMME des GARCONS, YOHJI YAMANOTO, which are very famous in Japan.
American Casual called “SHIBU KAJI”
It is about a street fashion that has roots in the USA.
Wearing a Hanes T-shirt on a flight jacket, and wearing Levi’s 501 and Red wind boots, “SHIBU KAJI”, wearing T-shirt on navy blue blazers, jeans and loafers, “KIRE KAJI”, wearing riders jackets and jeans, “Hard American Casual” was popular.
The 80’s revival fashion is popular now.
First of all, the current form of “body con.”
The cut-out design, the see-through design, and the design with slits have evolved into clothes that is not just tight, but also has a high degree in design.
Today’s body con is not limited to skirts, but also long pants, short types, body suits are appearing.
Next, the “DC brand” continues to be supported even now.
It continue to change into more modern one than it used to be.
I think that the number of products that have a good balance of the needs of designers and consumers in terms of designs, materials and prices is increasing.
The DC brand has always been an indispensable part of the fashion industry, as it teaches us how to wear clothes and enjoy them.
Lastly, “SHIBU KAJI” is a word that people don’t hear at all now, but the item like “Talking about SHIBU KAJI is THIS!” is still popular today.
Flight jackets, blue navy blazers, Hanes T-shirts, Levi’s 501, Red wings boots, loafers and so on.
The way of dressing has not changed so much.
After all, the times have changed but good things are good.
The 80’s fashion has an unprecedented boom.
An era when the number of people who spend money on fashion and those who are particular about fashion and seek individuality has increased at a stretch.
Fashion is also a form of self-expression, and fashion can sometimes show person’s feelings.
I felt that the energy of the 80’s fashion was reflected in fashion itself.
It became an era when people can enjoy fashion to the fullest and think that fashion is positive, and at the same time, fashion is free and people can wear what they want to wear.
From the 80’s fashion with lots of energy, it may be the time when fashion that expressed one’s identity to the maximum became possible.